Alberta’s Jewish Day Schools prepare for classes amid COVID
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Following the Province’s July 21 announcement that Alberta schools would resume classes this fall under a “near normal” scenario with…
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From the Sources: Overstaying your welcome
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – The Talmud tells of a visit by Rav Huna bar Nathan to the home of Rav Naḥman bar Isaac. During…
Scenes from the Medicine Hat Jewish community
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Barry Finkelman arrived in Medicine Hat as a young man in 1977. Raised in Toronto, Finkelman moved to Alberta in…
Edmonton’s Chevra Kadisha offers comfort and ritual
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – The cycle of Jewish life is marked by gatherings that commemorate milestones including births, bar/bat mitzvot, weddings and deaths. Jewish…
COVID planning at Calgary shuls: July 6 update
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Last month, Alberta Jewish News provided extensive coverage regarding the operations of Calgary Synagogues during the Coronavirus pandemic. We checked…